Post-driving head.



J. H. DOWNS.

POST DRIVING HEAD. APPLICATION FILED MAYI3I ms.

1 ,3U1 ,66 Patented Apr. 22,1919.

I Copies of this patent may be obtained for JOHN HENRY DOWNS, OF JERSEYCITY, NEW JERSEY.

POST-DRIVING HEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 22, 31919.

Application filed May 13, 1918. Serial No. 234,248.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. DowNs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPost-Driving Heads; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others"skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide an extremely simple andinexpensive, yet an eflicient and durable head for driving metal postshaving angular upper ends, and with this object in view, the inventionresides in the construction of the head herein shown, described andclaimed:

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the head applied to a post;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section;

Fig. 3 is an edge view;

Fig. 4 is an upper end view; and

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the plane of line 5-5 of Fi 2.

The head, briefy described, consists of a metal body having a channel toreceive the angular upper end of the post, means for securing said bodyin place, and a shoulder on said body to rest on the lateral end of thepost, whereby when the head is driven by the use of a sledge or thelike, the post will be driven into the ground.

Specifically described, the head is constructed as follows: Asubstantially flat. metal body 1 is provided on its sides with parallelflanges 2 forming therewith a channel 3 to receive the upper end of thepost P, and a pin 4 is insertible through openings 5 in said flanges toretain the post in the channel, so that a shoulder 6 on the edge of thebody 1 forming the channel bottom, overlies the lateral upper end E ofthe post. The flanges 2 are preferably formed by securing parallelplates to opposite sides of the body 1 with substantially half theirwidth projecting from the shouldered edge thereof, said body preferablyextending above said plates and having shoulders 7 resting thereon torelieve the rivets or the like 8 of strain. The pin 4 is by preferencetapered to wedge the post in the channel 3.

By constructing the head as shown and described, it may be easily andinexpensively manufactured and will be efiicient and durable, beingeasily attachable and detachable. The device is intended principally fordriving fence posts but may be used for other purposes. Also, numerousminor changes may be made within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A post driving head comprising a block adapted for contact with oneside of the post, the upper end of said block being increased in sizeand having a lateral shoulder to rest upon the post, said block having apair of parallel vertical flanges extending beyond said shoulder toreceive the post therebetween, and means associated with said flangesfor fixedly securing the entire head upon the post.

2. A post driving head comprising a vertically elongated flat sided,metal block increased in thickness at its upper end to provide a pair ofdownwardly facing shoulders extending transversely across the opposedfiat sides of said block, said block being also increased in width atits upper end to form a downwardly facing, driving shoulder adapted torest on the post, a pair of fiat plates secured to said fiat sides ofsaid block and resting against said pair of shoulders, said platesprojecting beyond said block to receive the post therebetween, theprojecting parts of said plates having alined openings, and a pinreceivable .in said openings to retain the head on the post.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set in hand.

y JOHN HENRY DOWNS.

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